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Conrad Hilton, at a gala celebrating his life, was asked, “What was the most important lesson you’ve learned in you long and distinguished career?” His immediate answer: “remember to tuck the shower curtain inside the bathtub”
Kevin Roberts’ Credo1. Ready. Fire! Aim.2. If it ain’t broke ... Break it!3. Hire crazies.4. Ask dumb questions.5. Pursue failure.6. Lead, follow ... or get out of the way!7. Spread confusion.8. Ditch your office.9. Read odd stuff.10.Avoid moderation!
“You do not merely want to be the best of the best.You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.” —Jerry Garcia
*Basement Systems Inc.*Larry Janesky*Dry Basement Science(115,000!)*1993: $0; 2003: $12M; 2006: $50,000,000+
Jim’s Mowing Canada Jim’s Mowing UK Jim’s Antennas Jim’s Bookkeeping Jim’s Building Maintenance Jim’s Carpet Cleaning Jim’s Car Cleaning Jim’s Computer Services Jim’s Dog Wash Jim’s Driving School Jim’s Fencing Jim’s Floors Jim’s Painting Jim’s Paving Jim’s Pergolas [gazebos] Jim’s Pool Care Jim’s Pressure Cleaning Jim’s Roofing Jim’s Security Doors Jim’s Trees Jim’s Window Cleaning Jim’s Windscreens Note: Download, free, Jim Penman’s book: What Will They Franchise Next? The Story of Jim’s Group
Tom Peters’ X25*EXCELLENCE. ALWAYS.Australasian Agency Principals’ and Sales Managers’ Workshop 2007TRET/Sanctuary Cove/19 September 2007 *In Search of Excellence 1982-2007
“Excellence can be obtained if you: ... care more than others think is wise; ... risk more than others think is safe; ... dream more than others think is practical; ... expect more than others think is possible.” Source: Anon. (Posted @ tompeters.com by K.Sriram, November 27, 2006 1:17 AM)
The greatest dangerfor most of usis not that our aim istoo highand we miss it,but that it istoo lowand we reach it.Michelangelo
Why in the World did you go to Siberia?
Enterprise* ** (*at its best):An emotional, vital, innovative, joyful, creative, entrepreneurial endeavor that elicits maximum concerted human potential in the wholeheartedservice of others.****Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Communities, Owners, Temporary partners
Flat as a Pancake (Or Worse)Wal*Mart … Dell … Intel … Yahoo … Home Depot … Microsoft … GE
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”—Charles Darwin
“You must bethe change you wish to see in the world.”Gandhi
network.Breadth.Depth.Recruitment strategy.Maintenance scheme.
Master the intricacies of the system—Tom DeLay (Al Smith, LBJ)
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”—Dale Carnegie
“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.”—Henry Clay
THE PROBLEM IS RARELY/NEVER THE PROBLEM. THE RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM INVARIABLY ENDS UP BEING THE REAL PROBLEM.*** *Watergate, M Stewart, BR **And: PERCEPTION IS ALL THERE IS!
Relationships(of all varieties):THERE ONCE WAS A TIME WHEN A THREE-MINUTEPHONECALL WOULD HAVE AVOIDED SETTING OFF THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL THAT RESULTED IN A COMPLETE RUPTURE.
“The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.”William James
Fred Reichheld’sThe Ultimate Question: Customer satisfaction is best measured* by one simple question,“how likely are you to recommend ______ to a friend?” * “Net Promoter Score”
“If you don’tlisten, youdon’t sell anything.”—Carolyn Marland/Managing Director/Guardian Group
“It was much later that I realized Dad’s secret. He gained respect by giving it. He talked and listened to the fourth-grade kids in Spring Valley who shined shoes the same way he talked and listened to a bishop or a college president.He was seriously interested in who you were and what you had to say.” Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Respect
“He had done nothing to sell me on his business, yet he had given me the most powerful sales pitch of my life.Because his sole concern had been my welfare and the success of my business.”—Jim Penman, on learning how to sell (What Will They Franchise Next? The Story of Jim’s Group)
Train. Train. Train. Train.Train. Train. Train. Train.Train. Train. Train. Train. Train.
“TAKE THIS QUICK QUIZ:Who manages more things at once?Who puts more effort into their appearance?Who usually takes care of the details?Who finds it easier to meet new people?Who asks more questions in a conversation?Who is a better listener?Who has more interest in communication skills?Who is more inclined to get involved?Who encourages harmony and agreement?Who has better intuition?Who works with a longer ‘to do’ list?Who enjoys a recap to the day’s events?Who is better at keeping in touch with others?”Source: Selling Is a Woman’s Game: 15 Powerful Reasons Why Women Can Outsell Men, Nicki Joy & Susan Kane-Benson
“Ph.D. in leadership. Short course: Make a short list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don’t do them to others. Ever. Make another list of things done to you that you loved. Do them to others. Always.”— Dee Hock
